You won't be checking crayon boxes any longer to see if everyone has all of their crayons. :)

I use crayon boxes in my students' tool kits for doing whole-group work on the rug.

I use popsicle molds for storing crayons at the table.

Students sort the crayons back into the popsicle molds when they are done working.

This is just another way to keep from going crazy and managing classroom supplies.

I also keep small, peeled, blue crayons in a small box sostudents can easily add blue background to their illustrations.The other box has a cube-shaped sponge in it. I dampen thesponge and add white glue to it. Students just dab small pieces of paper on top of the gluey sponge instead of using a glue stick or a glue bottle. On Fridays, I add a few drops of water and some more glue. :)

I just saw these (on June 13) for $1 at the 99 Cent Store.They were part of their 4th of July display.Keep the tops (the part that you hold with your hand)for your estimation jar and let the kids estimate howmany popsicle holders are in the jar.

Love the popsicle mold idea! I currently keep "extra color crayons" in a big tub where kids can go if we are working on a project and they need a color that someone else is using or they don't have. Though helpful, the time that students take to go fishing through the tub could totally be cut down with this trick!